Comparison

Throne Science vs Absorb Meditation

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Throne Science

This app translates your body's signals related to gut health, hydration, and bathroom habits into actionable guidance. It offers daily scores and long-term trends, helping you understand your body's patterns and make informed adjustments for better well-being.

Highlights
  • Daily gut health scores
  • Hydration tracking
  • Bathroom habit monitoring
  • Urinary function analysis
  • Long-term trend identification
  • Hands-free tracking
Features
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Throne translates your gut, hydration, and flow signals into guidance you can act on. Make sense of your bathroom signals with hands-free tracking and easy daily scores. DAILY SCORES Gut Health, Hydration, Bathroom Habits, and Urinary Function give you a clear view of how your body is running today, plus guidance on what to do next. SEAMLESS BY DESIGN Hands-free tracking that fits your normal routine. Downward-facing sensors and doctor-trained AI translate what happens in the bowl into easy-to-read trends. BEST-IN-CLASS PRIVACY Records only when your phone is nearby or when you push your assigned button. Data is encrypted. You’re in control of what’s saved and shared. GUT HEALTH Build a record of stool form, frequency, and timing so you can connect meals, stress, and routine to how you feel. A weekly Gut Health Score makes progress simple to track. HYDRATION See color-based trends that reflect your true hydration, often before thirst kicks in. Learn how daily swings, activity, heat, and electrolytes move your Hydration Score. BATHROOM HABITS Time your sessions end-to-end to support healthier habits. Track active time, wrap-up time, and overall duration to help reduce pelvic-floor strain and promote regularity. URINARY FUNCTION For users who pee standing up, Throne estimates flow patterns from sound to help you notice changes in peak flow, average flow, and volume over time.* LONG-TERM TRENDS Find your normal in about two weeks. Spot meaningful shifts early and make small adjustments that stick. WHY IT MATTERS Dehydration, irregularity, and urinary changes are common and often missed. Throne makes these systems visible and trackable every day so you can act sooner and feel better. *Urinary Function currently available for standing voids. The Throne App requires a Throne device. Throne is not a medical device and does not diagnose, treat, cure, monitor, or prevent any disease or condition. Do not change medications, diet, or routines without consulting a healthcare professional.

About

Absorb Meditation

This app offers a distraction-free environment for meditation, featuring timed or open-ended sessions with soothing singing bowl sounds. It allows users to track their practice, including jhana states and absorption depth, and integrates with HealthKit for mindful minutes.

Highlights
  • Timed or open-ended meditation sessions
  • Singing bowl sounds for session start/end
  • Jhana state and absorption depth tracking
  • Session history with heatmap
  • HealthKit integration for mindful minutes
  • Streak tracking for consistent practice
Features
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Absorb is a meditation timer designed for deep concentration, jhana practice, and long sits. FEATURES • Timed or open-ended sessions • Beautiful singing bowl sounds to start and end • Track jhana states and absorption depth • Session history with heatmap visualization • HealthKit integration for mindful minutes • Multiple color themes • Streak tracking to build your practice BUILT FOR PRACTITIONERS Whether you're exploring access concentration or deepening into the jhanas, Absorb provides the simple, distraction-free environment your practice deserves.

Screenshots

Throne Science4 screens
Absorb Meditation3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Absorb Meditation at free against Throne Science's free with in-app purchases. Throne Science's advantage is ratings volume (14 vs 1) and iOS requirement (17.5 vs 26.0). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Throne Science against 5.0 for Absorb Meditation. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Throne Science has 14 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Throne Science versus Absorb Meditation: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThrone ScienceAbsorb Meditation
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (14 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings14 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.5 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size219 MB5 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperThrone, IncorporatedWallop LLC

In-app purchases

None

Throne Science

No in-app purchases

None

Absorb Meditation

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Throne Science free?
Throne Science is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Absorb Meditation free?
Absorb Meditation is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Throne Science or Absorb Meditation?
Throne Science and Absorb Meditation are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 14 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Throne Science or Absorb Meditation have ads?
Neither Throne Science nor Absorb Meditation shows ads.

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